Reversible plow



(NoMod'eL) J. A. COLE.

REVERSIBLE PLOW. No. 396,142. Patented Jan. '15, 1889.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES ALBERT COLE, OF JULIAN, ALIFORNIA.

REVERSIBLE PLOW.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 396,142, dated January15, 1889.

Application filed June 29, 1888. Serial No. 27s,5s5.' (N0 model.)

To all whom, it mayconccrn:

Be it known that I, J AMES ALBERT COLE, of Julian, in the county of SanDiego and State of California, have invented an Improvement inReversible Flows; and I hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description thereof.

My invention relates to that class of plows in which a double bottom isarranged to be turned from side to side, whereby it may be used as aright or left hand plow, these implements being specially adapted foruse on side-hills, from which they are commonly called side-hill plows.

My invention consists in the general construction and arrangement ofparts hereinafter described, and also in the locking devices for theplow-bottom, whereby it is held in position and may be readily releasedto turn to the other side. I

The object of my invention is to provide a simple andeffectivereversible plow which can be used on level ground as well as onside-hills.

Referring to the accompanying drawing, the figure'is a perspective viewof my reversible plow. I

A is the plow-bea1n, having its rear portion slotted at a, and B is therear standard secured to the beam, and to which the handles are to beproperly secured.

C is the forward standard, having its upper end secured to the beam, andin its lower end is mounted the pivot-shaft D, secured to the mold-boardin front and having its rear end mounted in the lower end of the rearstand ard, B.

E is an inclined double-or slotted brace bolted to the rear standard, tothe forward standard, and to the beam A.

F is the double mold-board, and G arerearwardly-converging landsidessecuredin front to the double mold-board and at their rear ends to thepivot-shaft D.

H is the locking-lever. It is slotted over the pivot-shaft D, so that itmay fulcrum on said shaft in a forward-and-back movement. The lower endof the lever is provided with an eye, 72, which is adapted to engageeither of the lugs f on the back of the doublemoldboard.

The lever H passes up through the slotted brace E, and through theslotted rear end, a, of the beam A, and is adapted to be held inposition by a pivoted catch, Z), on the rear standard.

The operation of the plow is as follows: The plow-bottom is held inposition on either side by the engagement of the lower end of lever Hwith the lower lug, f, 011 the back of the mold-board, and the leveritself is held by the pivoted catch 6, which engages its upper end. henit is desired to reverse the plow-bottom, the catch 6 is thrown up torelease lever H. The upper end of said lever is then thrown forward,whereby it fulcrums on the pivot-shaft D and withdraws its lower endfrom engagement with the mo1d-board lug f. The plow-bottom is thusreleased and may be turned about, or with its pivot-shaft Das a center,to the other side, its limit of movement being fixed by the contact ofits upper landside with the forward standard. Then the lever H is againthrown to its engagement with the mold-board lug f and secured by thepivoted catch 1). The slotted beam and the slotted brace serve as guidesfor the locking-lever H in its movement, and the whole implement issimple and strong in construction.

I am aware that reversible plows are well- 'known, and I do not claimsuch, broadly, as my invention, but limit myself to the con.- structionshown and described.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a reversible plow, the beam A, having a slotted rear end, a, andthe forward and rear standards. secured to the beam, in combination withthe pivot-shaft mounted in the lower ends of the standards, the doublemoldboard and landsides on said shaft, the lugs f on the back of themold-board, the lockinglever H, fulcrumed on the shaft, so as to moveforward and back, and having an eye on its lower end for engaging themold-board lugs, said lever passing upwardly through the slotted rearend of the beam, and a catch for securing it to the rear standard,substantially as described.

2. In a reversible plow, the beam A, having the forward standard securedto the beam beam, and the pivoted catch oni'ihenpper end and theinclined slotted brace bolted to both of the rear standard forengagingthe upper a slotted rear end, (I, the rear standard and slottedbraee and the slotted rear end of the standards and to the beam, incombination end of The locking-lever, substantially as del l i with thepivot-shaft mounted in the lower scribed. ends of the Standards, thedouble mold-board In witness whereof I have herei'inii'i eel ill) andlandsides on said shaft, the lags f on the hand. back of the mold-board,the loeking-lever H,

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for engaging the moli'l-board 1n gs, said lever passing upwardly throughand guided by ihe

